Front vs Missive Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Starter
- Shared inbox and ticketing
- AI Topics and up to 10 automation rules
- Basic analytics
- No-code public knowledge base
- AI add-ons available
Professional
- Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, etc.)
- Macros and up to 20 automation rules
- Advanced analytics
- Multiple workspaces, SSO, and SCIM
- AI add-ons available
Enterprise
Popular- Smart rules
- Unlimited rules and macros
- Multi-language knowledge base
- Custom roles and permissions
- AI Copilot, QA, and CSAT included
Starter
- Email, SMS, social accounts
- Team spaces and inboxes
- Conversations and tasks
- SOC 2 Type II compliance
Productive
- Integrations with external tools
- Rules & automations
- Basic analytics & reporting
- API access
Business
- SAML SSO
- IP restriction
- Advanced analytics & reporting
- Personalized team onboarding
Front vs Missive FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Missive is the cheaper option, starting at $14/mo vs $25/mo for Front.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Missive has a free plan. Front doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Both use a per-seat model, so the comparison is straightforward — it comes down to features and limits at each price point.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Front: Front sits in the mid-to-premium range for shared inbox tools — more expensive than Missive or basic Help Scout tiers, but cheaper than full Zendesk Suite configurations. They're clearly going after ops-heavy teams and customer-facing orgs that want something more powerful than a forwarded Gmail alias but don't want a full ticketing system. Missive: Missive sits in the mid-market range for collaborative inbox tools — cheaper than Front (which runs $59+ per seat) but not a budget play. They're going after teams that find Front too expensive but want something more structured than just sharing a Gmail login.
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